Question

Find the midpoint between two points on a coordinate plane whose coordinates are (5, 7) and (-3, 1).

(2, 8)
(1, 4)
(8, 8)
(4, 4)

Answer 1

the coordinates of the midpoint are
x = (x1+x2)/2
y= (y1+y2)/2

so here
x= (5-3)/2 = 1
y= (7+1)/2 = 4
thus the midpoint is (1,4)